Batman #258
(September-October 1974)

DC, 1940 Series
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Volume
35
Price
0.60 USD
Pages
100
Indicia Frequency
bi-monthly
On-sale Date
1974-06-25
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
National Periodical Publications Inc.
Brand
DC [circle]
Editing
Julius Schwartz; E. Nelson Bridwell (assistant editor)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from Comic Reader #107.
Parts of this issue are reprinted:

Threat of the Two-Headed Coin! (Table of Contents)

Batman / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Nick Cardy (signed as N C)
Inks
Nick Cardy (signed as N C)
Colors
Tatjana Wood
Letters
Gaspar Saladino

Job Number
S-1784
Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Two-Face [Harvey Dent]; Cavalier [Mortimer Drake]
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Cardy's credits for pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics. Colors credit provided by Anthony Tollin.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1)

table of contents / 1 page (report information)

Script
E. Nelson Bridwell ?
Pencils
Pat Broderick
Inks
Pat Broderick
Colors
?
Letters
Joe Letterese

Job Number
N-1078
Characters
Batman [Bruce Wayne]

Indexer Notes

Art credits confirmed by Craig Delich.

Threat of the Two-Headed Coin! (Table of Contents: 2)

Batman and Robin / comic story / 20 pages (report information)

Script
Denny O'Neil (credited)
Pencils
Irv Novick (credited)
Inks
Dick Giordano (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
Ben Oda

Job Number
S-1745
Feature Logo
Batman with Robin - The Boy Wonder [50's face]
Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon; Harry Higby (actor, Two-Face impersonator); Two-Face [Harvey Dent] (villain); Hotsy Totter (villain); The Joker (villain); General John Harris (villain, death); Samuel Smith-Smyth (villain)
Synopsis
Two-Face returns, having devised a plan to extort $2 billion from the citizens of the U.S. If the government refuses to pay, the criminal plans to destroy the government...forever!
Reprints
Keywords
Arkham Hospital; Bat-Signal; Batmobile

Indexer Notes

Credits for script, pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3)

Bat-Puzzle / activity / 1 page (report information)

Script
Bob Rozakis (signed)
Pencils
Carmine Infantino (illustration)
Inks
Murphy Anderson (illustration)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Job Number
P-28
Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman [Bruce Wayne]
Synopsis
Page consists of a puzzle for readers to solve plus a reprinted figure of Batman.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4)

Letters to the Batman / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Script
Bob Rozakis (signed as BR)
Pencils
Anthony Kowalik (illustration)
Inks
Neal Adams (illustration)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Job Number
S-1790
Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman [Bruce Wayne]

The Three Racketeers! (Table of Contents: 5)

Batman and Robin / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Script
Bill Finger
Pencils
Bob Kane (signed)
Inks
Jerry Robinson; George Roussos (backgrounds)
Colors
?
Letters
Ira Schnapp ?

Job Number
N-981
Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Mr. Charters; "Crafty" Cal Clate (villain); Professor Post (villain); unnamed racketeer (villain)
Synopsis
Three former racketeers sit about a table playing cards in prison discussing how the Batman and Robin brought their dreams of easy wealth to a disastrous end.
Reprints
Keywords
Batmobile; Batplane; Station S.W.A.G.; wireless boot radio

Indexer Notes

Art incorrectly credited to Dick Sprang on splash page. Background credit and corrected credits supplied by Craig Delich. The splash panel has a sign on a building that reads "Jack Miller", one of the writers for DC on Batman and other features. The splash page nearly replicates the cover.

7 Wonder Crimes of Gotham City! (Table of Contents: 6)

Batman and Robin / comic story / 13.5 pages (report information)

Script
Gardner Fox
Pencils
Sheldon Moldoff (signed as Bob Kane)
Inks
Joe Giella
Colors
?
Letters
Gaspar Saladino

Job Number
N-980
Feature Logo
Batman with Robin - The Boy Wonder [50's face]
Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Alfred Pennyworth; Commissioner James Gordon; Father Knickerbocker (figure); The Mastermind (villain)
Synopsis
The Dynamic Duo face an opponent out to commit the "Seven Wonder Crimes of Gotham City", who although captured, still vows to one day commit the "Seven Wonder Crimes of the Modern World"!
Reprints
Keywords
Bat-Cave; Batarang; Batmobile; Gotham City; Wayne Manor

Indexer Notes

Credits for script and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics. Records show that Bob Kane was paid for the pencils, but scholars agree that pencils were actually by Moldoff.

Twenty-Ton Robbery! (Table of Contents: 7)

Batman and Robin / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script
Don C. Cameron
Pencils
Dick Sprang (signed as Bob Kane)
Inks
Dick Sprang (signed as Bob Kane)
Colors
?
Letters
Pat Gordon ?

Job Number
N-977
Feature Logo
Batman with Robin - The Boy Wonder [30's face]
Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon; Jeff (fish market owner); Mike (fish store owner); The Cavalier [Mortimer Drake; aka Albert Foster] (villain)
Synopsis
The Cavalier returns in disguise to acquire a new mob that he plans to use to rob the city blind, but the theft of a whale undoes his plans.
Reprints
Keywords
Gotham City; wireless belt radio

Indexer Notes

Art credits verified by Dick Sprang.

The Guardian of 100 Cities! (Table of Contents: 8)

Batman and Robin / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Bill Finger
Pencils
Sheldon Moldoff
Inks
Charles Paris
Colors
?
Letters
Pat Gordon

Job Number
N-979
Feature Logo
Batman with Robin - The Boy Wonder [50's face]
Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Roger Stanton (former actor, introduction); Shag Darnell (villain, introduction); Shag's gang (villains, introduction for all)
Synopsis
Famed replica artifacts from various movie sets, located in a field not far from Hollywood, serve as the stage as a hideout for escaped convict Shag Darnell and his thugs.
Reprints
Keywords
Eiffel Tower; The Sphinx

Indexer Notes

Script credit from Martin O'Hearn; inks credit verified by Charles Paris.

The Man with a Thousand Eyes! (Table of Contents: 9)

Batman and Robin / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script
Bill Finger
Pencils
Bob Kane (signed)
Inks
Charles Paris
Colors
?
Letters
Ira Schnapp

Job Number
N-978
Feature Logo
Batman with Robin - The Boy Wonder [50's face]
Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman [Bruce Wayne; aka Paul Dekker]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon; Harlan Bates (inventor); Count Florian (villain); Big Al Pakone; Sergeant Laney; Laney's wife; Laney's sister; Slick; Slug; Joe; other agents of Count Florian
Synopsis
Count Florian, a criminal Batman and Robin once battled in London, comes to America and successfully steals a civilian invention in order to spy on America.
Reprints
Keywords
Bat-Signal

Indexer Notes

Full art incorrectly credited to Sprang on splash page. Inks credit verified by Sprang. Lew Schwartz pencil credit removed by Craig Delich and Kane pencils credit verified by Lew Sayre Schwartz to Craig Delich; we previously credited Schwartz. Letters credit from Todd Klein via his Klein Letters blog (19 September 2016, http://kleinletters.com/Blog/ira-schnapp-in-worlds-finest-comics-part-2/).

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 10)

Rally 'Round Robin / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Script
Bob Rozakis (signed as BR)
Pencils
Irv Novick (illustration)
Inks
Dick Giordano (illustration)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Job Number
S-1804
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Threat of the Two-Headed Coin!
    Batman
  2. 1. [no title indexed]
  3. 2. Threat of the Two-Headed Coin!
    Batman and Robin
  4. 3. [no title indexed]
    Bat-Puzzle
  5. 4. [no title indexed]
    Letters to the Batman
  6. 5. The Three Racketeers!
    Batman and Robin
  7. 6. 7 Wonder Crimes of Gotham City!
    Batman and Robin
  8. 7. Twenty-Ton Robbery!
    Batman and Robin
  9. 8. The Guardian of 100 Cities!
    Batman and Robin
  10. 9. The Man with a Thousand Eyes!
    Batman and Robin
  11. 10. [no title indexed]
    Rally 'Round Robin
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Nick Caputo
  • Peter Croome
  • CTGarry
  • Craig Delich
  • Jan Roar Hansen
  • Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
  • Lou Mazzella
  • Matthew Peets
  • Derek Reinhard
  • Tony R. Rose
  • Daniel Thingvold
  • Jim Van Dore